Closet-seat fixture



E. C. 3.1mm. CLosETsEAT FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED fEB. 6 1920.

1,396,934. Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

. C. B. JUDD.

CLOSET SEAT FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.6.1920.'

Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2Q UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE.

EARLDLEY c. B. Jrmn, oFcHIcAGo, ILLINoIs, AssIGNon To THE BRUNSWICK- :BALKECOLLENDER COMPANY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A coRPonA'rroN op DELAWARE.

CLosnT-snm FIXTURE.

Specication of Letters atent. u Patented N0v 15, 19%1" Application led February 6, 1920. Serial No. l356,609.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that LEARLDLEY sidine at Chicago, `in the county of` Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful` Improvements in Closet- Seat Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

This invent-ion relates to closet seat fix# tures including the seat and the'cove, and means whereby the hinge members are anchored thereto.

The object of the invention is to provide a strong and substantial seat and cover made of plastic material such as hard rubber having means for securely anchoring they hinge members thereto so that they will'not work loose or crack or break the seat or cover.

And a further object of the invention is to reinforce and strengthen the seat. and cover by embedding'a metal member therein and *anchoring the rubber com osition to said member throughout its sur ace to provide a .rigid and substantial seat and cover which will withstand the rough usage to vwhich the same may be subjected and which at the' same time may be made neat and attractive in appearance and comparatively light in weight. I have selected for illustrating my invention one familiar .type of closet seat fixture, but it will be understood that this is illustrative and that the invention may be embodied in any type of seat for which it is or may be adapted.

In the drawingsf- Figure l is a perspective view of the y[ixture.

Fig. 2- is a top plan view of the cover partly broken away and in section.

Fi 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

' Fig. 4 is a top plan'view of the seat broken away and in section.

Fig. 5 is a sectional View on the line 5--5 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings, 6 is the cover andl 7 is the seat, these parts being made in thegeneral form common in the art and connected by a suitable hinge 8 at their rear ends and mounted at the hinge upon a bowl 9.

The cover and thel seat are each composed of a hard rubber composition which is molded and vulcanized upon the perforated Partly c. n.' JUDD, a subject of the King of Great Britain, re-4 .metal reinforce:` lReferring to Figs. 2 and 3, the metal reinforce 10 for the cover ex` tends preferably over the entire area of the coverand where the cover is provided at its `sides and front with a depending edge 11- the reinforcing plate is extended down in said edge at 12, being curved substantially `the composition which yeinbeds the plate may extend through the perforations and homogeneously unite the portions of the composition above and below the plate to form a compact solid cover. At the rear edge of the cover a perforated metal channel 14 is embedded in the depending edge of the cover and is spot welded or otherwise secured to the plate 10. This channel has threaded openings to receive the screw threaded studs 15 of the hinge members 16 and thereby the cover is securely and rigidly fastened to the hinge members The depending edge 11 preferably extends entirely around the cover and is enlarged at the rear edge of the cover to accommodate the channel. The reinforcing plate and the channel as well/as the threaded studs are all wholly` embedded in the cover so that it may have a smooth .exterior free from corners or crevices.

The seatis preferably made concavo-coni vex in cross section as shown in Fig. 5, but it may be otherwise constructed if desired. The reinforcing plate 17 in the seat is curved to conform with the concave-convex curvature of the seat and is preferably like the metal reinforce in the cover and extends throughout the area of the seat. At the rear of hard rubber composition molded and vul# canized on the perforated metal lates to each form a' strong and substantial solid structure. The construction is such that corners and crevices on the exterior of the seat and cover are entirely avoided and this greatly facilitates maintaining the fixture ina clean and satisfactory condition.` My invention provides a seat and cover of the ,requisite strength and of any desired form and configuration suitable for the purpose which is lighter in Weight than solid rubber seats heretoforecommercially knoWn. It can be manufactured easily and at a comparatively low cost considering the fact that it Will not loosen up in actual use and is practically indestructible. It can be made more attractive and lighter in appearance than the known solid hard rubber fixtures, and because of its lightnessit is more easily manipulated.

I prefer to use the perforated metal platefor a reinforce because it is easily shaped and perforated, but I may use other metal reinforcements equivalent thereto and producing lsubstantially the same results. As before stated I do not restrict the use of my invention to the single type of fixture disclosed in thevdrawings, but reserve the right to use it in any seat and cover to which it is or may be adapted.

I claim:

1. A closet seat fixture comprising a member composed of hardened plastic material and having a perforated metal channel embedded in the member adjacent the rear edge thereof, and hinge members engaged with said channel.v

2. A closetseat fixture comprising a m'em* Said member, a perforated metal channel imbedded in said member adjacent its rear edge and rlgldly secured to the under slde of the reinforce, and lunge members engaged with :said channel.

EARLDLEY C. B. JUDY).

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